Shloka 16
अग्राह्य-ज्ञातिसंबन्धमण्डल-विवेचनम् / Managing Unreadable Kinship Networks: Vāsudeva–Nārada on Cohesion
कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्ज्ञातिवृन्दे सहायवन् । न शक्यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमन्नमिव त्वया
kṛtamūlam idānīṁ taj jñātivṛnde sahāyavan | na śakyaṁ punar ādātuṁ vāntam annam iva tvayā ||
உதவியாளர்கள் நிறைந்த ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணா! நீ ஒருகால் அளித்த அந்த அரசாட்சிச் செல்வம் இப்போது உறவினரின் ஆதரவால் வேரூன்றித் திடமடைந்துள்ளது. ஆகவே வாந்தியெடுத்த உணவைப் போல, அதை நீயும் மீண்டும் எடுத்துக்கொள்ள இயலாது.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Once authority or wealth has been granted and has become socially entrenched with the backing of kin and allies, retracting it is both impracticable and ethically improper; a ruler should consider consequences before bestowing power.
Nārada cautions that a previously conferred sovereignty has become firmly established through the support of the recipient’s clan; therefore it cannot be reclaimed, just as vomited food cannot be taken back.